every person; each one; everybody
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
please (give me); please (do for me)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
mistress; kept woman; concubine
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fight with swords; to cross swords
door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes